
Video: Alexander Povetkin, Marco Huck Stuttgart Weigh-In
WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, and his challenger, WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck, faced off at their weigh-in.
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WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, and his challenger, WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck, faced off at their weigh-in.

WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck, and WBA "regular" heavyweight beltholder Alexander Povetkin, exchanged words during the final press conference in Germany. They clash this Saturday night in Stuttgart.

Former heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is upset with trainer Teddy Atlas. He says the well-known trainer dumped WBA "regular" champion Alexander Povetkin in favor of making money through his television deal as an ESPN analyst.

WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) and WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) faced the media today at the final press conference ahead of their showdown in Stuttgart on Saturday night.

WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) has predicted a KO victory over WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) when they clash at Stuttgart´s Porsche Arena on Saturday night. Photos by Andreas Sauer.

WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck is questioning the manhood of Vitali Klitschko, the WBC's heavyweight champion. During last Friday's weigh-in in Munich, Germany - British boxer Dereck Chisora smacked Vitali across the face. In the opinion of Huck, Vitali should have immediately responded by punching Chisora in the face. Vitali won a twelve round unanimous decision over Chisora on Saturday night.

Kalle Sauerland, promoter of "regular" WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin or Russia, and the WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck of Germany, expects a very interesting battle when his two boxers collide on February 25th in Stuttgart, Germany.

Newly crowned European cruiserweight champion Alexander Alekseev (23-2, 20KOs) doesn't see any possible way for fellow cruiser Marco Huck to defeat WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin on February 25th in Germany. Huck, the WBO champion at cruiser, moves up in weight. The only reason this fight is taking place, in the opinion of Alekseev, is because it presents Huck with the opportunity to take a direct road to a world title shot.

WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) has the gift of gab. He took a shot at Alexander Povetkin's former trainer, Teddy Atlas of the United States. Huck challenges Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) for the WBA's "regular" heavyweight title on February 25th in Germany. Atlas guided Povetkin to a world championship in 2011, but a dispute over the training camp location was the cause for Atlas to remain in the United States, while Povetkin trains in Russia under experienced coach Alexander Zimin.

WBO world cruiserweight champion Marco Huck of Germany is training hard for his upcoming battle against the WBA's "regular" world champion at heavyweight, Russian Olympian Alexander Povetkin. And while experts from boxing are very skeptical about the German's chances, he is confident of victory. Today, Marco had another session with his sparring partner from the Czech Republic. The fight takes place on February 25 at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.